diff --git a/docs/rules/no-container.md b/docs/rules/no-container.md
index 658879e2..2089fad5 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-container.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-container.md
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ render(<Example />);
 screen.getByRole('button', { name: /click me/i });
 ```
 
-If you use [custom render functions](https://testing-library.com/docs/example-react-redux) then you can set a config option in your `.eslintrc` to look for these.
-
-```
-"testing-library/no-container": ["error", {"renderFunctions":["renderWithRedux", "renderWithRouter"]}],
-```
-
 ## Further Reading
 
 - [about the `container` element](https://testing-library.com/docs/react-testing-library/api#container-1)
diff --git a/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts b/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
index 316accf7..503729c1 100644
--- a/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
 import {
   getAssertNodeInfo,
+  getDeepestIdentifierNode,
   getImportModuleName,
   getPropertyIdentifierNode,
   getReferenceNode,
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ type IsAsyncUtilFn = (
 ) => boolean;
 type IsFireEventMethodFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
 type IsRenderUtilFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
+type IsRenderVariableDeclaratorFn = (
+  node: TSESTree.VariableDeclarator
+) => boolean;
 type IsDebugUtilFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
 type IsPresenceAssertFn = (node: TSESTree.MemberExpression) => boolean;
 type IsAbsenceAssertFn = (node: TSESTree.MemberExpression) => boolean;
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ export interface DetectionHelpers {
   isAsyncUtil: IsAsyncUtilFn;
   isFireEventMethod: IsFireEventMethodFn;
   isRenderUtil: IsRenderUtilFn;
+  isRenderVariableDeclarator: IsRenderVariableDeclaratorFn;
   isDebugUtil: IsDebugUtilFn;
   isPresenceAssert: IsPresenceAssertFn;
   isAbsenceAssert: IsAbsenceAssertFn;
@@ -149,6 +154,10 @@ export function detectTestingLibraryUtils<
         originalNodeName?: string
       ) => boolean
     ): boolean {
+      if (!node) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
       const referenceNode = getReferenceNode(node);
       const referenceNodeIdentifier = getPropertyIdentifierNode(referenceNode);
       const importedUtilSpecifier = getImportedUtilSpecifier(
@@ -408,6 +417,12 @@ export function detectTestingLibraryUtils<
       );
     };
 
+    const isRenderVariableDeclarator: IsRenderVariableDeclaratorFn = (node) => {
+      const initIdentifierNode = getDeepestIdentifierNode(node.init);
+
+      return isRenderUtil(initIdentifierNode);
+    };
+
     const isDebugUtil: IsDebugUtilFn = (node) => {
       return isTestingLibraryUtil(
         node,
@@ -562,6 +577,7 @@ export function detectTestingLibraryUtils<
       isAsyncUtil,
       isFireEventMethod,
       isRenderUtil,
+      isRenderVariableDeclarator,
       isDebugUtil,
       isPresenceAssert,
       isAbsenceAssert,
diff --git a/lib/node-utils.ts b/lib/node-utils.ts
index c6a76253..4cda2a2e 100644
--- a/lib/node-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/node-utils.ts
@@ -477,31 +477,6 @@ export function isRenderFunction(
   });
 }
 
-// TODO: should be removed after v4 is finished
-export function isRenderVariableDeclarator(
-  node: TSESTree.VariableDeclarator,
-  renderFunctions: string[]
-): boolean {
-  if (node.init) {
-    if (ASTUtils.isAwaitExpression(node.init)) {
-      return (
-        node.init.argument &&
-        isRenderFunction(
-          node.init.argument as TSESTree.CallExpression,
-          renderFunctions
-        )
-      );
-    } else {
-      return (
-        isCallExpression(node.init) &&
-        isRenderFunction(node.init, renderFunctions)
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 // TODO: extract into types file?
 export type ImportModuleNode =
   | TSESTree.ImportDeclaration
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-container.ts b/lib/rules/no-container.ts
index 7970ec9c..d50923c2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-container.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/no-container.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
+import { ASTUtils, TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
 import {
-  ESLintUtils,
-  TSESTree,
-  ASTUtils,
-} from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
-import { getDocsUrl } from '../utils';
-import {
+  getDeepestIdentifierNode,
+  getFunctionName,
+  getInnermostReturningFunction,
   isMemberExpression,
   isObjectPattern,
   isProperty,
-  isRenderVariableDeclarator,
 } from '../node-utils';
+import { createTestingLibraryRule } from '../create-testing-library-rule';
 
 export const RULE_NAME = 'no-container';
 export type MessageIds = 'noContainer';
-type Options = [{ renderFunctions?: string[] }];
+type Options = [];
 
-export default ESLintUtils.RuleCreator(getDocsUrl)<Options, MessageIds>({
+export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   name: RULE_NAME,
   meta: {
     type: 'problem',
@@ -29,48 +27,52 @@ export default ESLintUtils.RuleCreator(getDocsUrl)<Options, MessageIds>({
         'Avoid using container methods. Prefer using the methods from Testing Library, such as "getByRole()"',
     },
     fixable: null,
-    schema: [
-      {
-        type: 'object',
-        properties: {
-          renderFunctions: {
-            type: 'array',
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    ],
+    schema: [],
   },
-  defaultOptions: [
-    {
-      renderFunctions: [],
-    },
-  ],
+  defaultOptions: [],
 
-  create(context, [options]) {
-    const { renderFunctions } = options;
+  create(context, [], helpers) {
     const destructuredContainerPropNames: string[] = [];
-    let renderWrapperName: string = null;
+    const renderWrapperNames: string[] = [];
+    let renderResultVarName: string = null;
     let containerName: string = null;
     let containerCallsMethod = false;
 
+    function detectRenderWrapper(node: TSESTree.Identifier): void {
+      const innerFunction = getInnermostReturningFunction(context, node);
+
+      if (innerFunction) {
+        renderWrapperNames.push(getFunctionName(innerFunction));
+      }
+    }
+
     function showErrorIfChainedContainerMethod(
       innerNode: TSESTree.MemberExpression
     ) {
       if (isMemberExpression(innerNode)) {
         if (ASTUtils.isIdentifier(innerNode.object)) {
           const isContainerName = innerNode.object.name === containerName;
-          const isRenderWrapper = innerNode.object.name === renderWrapperName;
 
+          if (isContainerName) {
+            context.report({
+              node: innerNode,
+              messageId: 'noContainer',
+            });
+            return;
+          }
+
+          const isRenderWrapper = innerNode.object.name === renderResultVarName;
           containerCallsMethod =
             ASTUtils.isIdentifier(innerNode.property) &&
             innerNode.property.name === 'container' &&
             isRenderWrapper;
 
-          if (isContainerName || containerCallsMethod) {
+          if (containerCallsMethod) {
             context.report({
-              node: innerNode,
+              node: innerNode.property,
               messageId: 'noContainer',
             });
+            return;
           }
         }
         showErrorIfChainedContainerMethod(
@@ -80,35 +82,12 @@ export default ESLintUtils.RuleCreator(getDocsUrl)<Options, MessageIds>({
     }
 
     return {
-      VariableDeclarator(node) {
-        if (isRenderVariableDeclarator(node, ['render', ...renderFunctions])) {
-          if (isObjectPattern(node.id)) {
-            const containerIndex = node.id.properties.findIndex(
-              (property) =>
-                isProperty(property) &&
-                ASTUtils.isIdentifier(property.key) &&
-                property.key.name === 'container'
-            );
-            const nodeValue =
-              containerIndex !== -1 && node.id.properties[containerIndex].value;
-            if (ASTUtils.isIdentifier(nodeValue)) {
-              containerName = nodeValue.name;
-            } else {
-              isObjectPattern(nodeValue) &&
-                nodeValue.properties.forEach(
-                  (property) =>
-                    isProperty(property) &&
-                    ASTUtils.isIdentifier(property.key) &&
-                    destructuredContainerPropNames.push(property.key.name)
-                );
-            }
-          } else {
-            renderWrapperName = ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node.id) && node.id.name;
-          }
+      CallExpression(node) {
+        const callExpressionIdentifier = getDeepestIdentifierNode(node);
+        if (helpers.isRenderUtil(callExpressionIdentifier)) {
+          detectRenderWrapper(callExpressionIdentifier);
         }
-      },
 
-      CallExpression(node) {
         if (isMemberExpression(node.callee)) {
           showErrorIfChainedContainerMethod(node.callee);
         } else {
@@ -120,6 +99,47 @@ export default ESLintUtils.RuleCreator(getDocsUrl)<Options, MessageIds>({
             });
         }
       },
+
+      VariableDeclarator(node) {
+        const initIdentifierNode = getDeepestIdentifierNode(node.init);
+
+        const isRenderWrapperVariableDeclarator = initIdentifierNode
+          ? renderWrapperNames.includes(initIdentifierNode.name)
+          : false;
+
+        if (
+          !helpers.isRenderVariableDeclarator(node) &&
+          !isRenderWrapperVariableDeclarator
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (isObjectPattern(node.id)) {
+          const containerIndex = node.id.properties.findIndex(
+            (property) =>
+              isProperty(property) &&
+              ASTUtils.isIdentifier(property.key) &&
+              property.key.name === 'container'
+          );
+
+          const nodeValue =
+            containerIndex !== -1 && node.id.properties[containerIndex].value;
+
+          if (ASTUtils.isIdentifier(nodeValue)) {
+            containerName = nodeValue.name;
+          } else {
+            isObjectPattern(nodeValue) &&
+              nodeValue.properties.forEach(
+                (property) =>
+                  isProperty(property) &&
+                  ASTUtils.isIdentifier(property.key) &&
+                  destructuredContainerPropNames.push(property.key.name)
+              );
+          }
+        } else {
+          renderResultVarName = ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node.id) && node.id.name;
+        }
+      },
     };
   },
 });
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-debug.ts b/lib/rules/no-debug.ts
index f03f0a33..3f5bb64e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-debug.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/no-debug.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import {
   getDeepestIdentifierNode,
+  getFunctionName,
+  getInnermostReturningFunction,
   getPropertyIdentifierNode,
   getReferenceNode,
   isObjectPattern,
@@ -41,12 +43,28 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   create(context, [], helpers) {
     const suspiciousDebugVariableNames: string[] = [];
     const suspiciousReferenceNodes: TSESTree.Identifier[] = [];
+    const renderWrapperNames: string[] = [];
+
+    function detectRenderWrapper(node: TSESTree.Identifier): void {
+      const innerFunction = getInnermostReturningFunction(context, node);
+
+      if (innerFunction) {
+        renderWrapperNames.push(getFunctionName(innerFunction));
+      }
+    }
 
     return {
       VariableDeclarator(node) {
         const initIdentifierNode = getDeepestIdentifierNode(node.init);
 
-        if (!helpers.isRenderUtil(initIdentifierNode)) {
+        const isRenderWrapperVariableDeclarator = initIdentifierNode
+          ? renderWrapperNames.includes(initIdentifierNode.name)
+          : false;
+
+        if (
+          !helpers.isRenderVariableDeclarator(node) &&
+          !isRenderWrapperVariableDeclarator
+        ) {
           return;
         }
 
@@ -74,6 +92,10 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
       },
       CallExpression(node) {
         const callExpressionIdentifier = getDeepestIdentifierNode(node);
+        if (helpers.isRenderUtil(callExpressionIdentifier)) {
+          detectRenderWrapper(callExpressionIdentifier);
+        }
+
         const referenceNode = getReferenceNode(node);
         const referenceIdentifier = getPropertyIdentifierNode(referenceNode);
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/render-result-naming-convention.ts b/lib/rules/render-result-naming-convention.ts
index b322a89a..9fb7adbb 100644
--- a/lib/rules/render-result-naming-convention.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/render-result-naming-convention.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
         }
 
         if (
-          !helpers.isRenderUtil(initIdentifierNode) &&
+          !helpers.isRenderVariableDeclarator(node) &&
           !renderWrapperNames.includes(initIdentifierNode.name)
         ) {
           return;
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-container.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/no-container.test.ts
index 4823e9a6..0c15d5f4 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-container.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-container.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
         expect(firstChild).toBeDefined();
       `,
     },
+    {
+      settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
+      code: `
+        import { render as renamed } from '@testing-library/react'
+        import { render } from 'somewhere-else'
+        const { container } = render(<Example />);
+        const button = container.querySelector('.btn-primary');
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      settings: {
+        'testing-library/custom-renders': ['customRender', 'renderWithRedux'],
+      },
+      code: `
+        import { otherRender } from 'somewhere-else'
+        const { container } = otherRender(<Example />);
+        const button = container.querySelector('.btn-primary');
+      `,
+    },
   ],
   invalid: [
     {
@@ -57,6 +76,56 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          line: 3,
+          column: 24,
+          messageId: 'noContainer',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
+      code: `
+        import { render } from 'test-utils'
+        const { container } = render(<Example />);
+        const button = container.querySelector('.btn-primary');
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 4,
+          column: 24,
+          messageId: 'noContainer',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
+      code: `
+        import { render as testingRender } from '@testing-library/react'
+        const { container: renamed } = testingRender(<Example />);
+        const button = renamed.querySelector('.btn-primary');
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 4,
+          column: 24,
+          messageId: 'noContainer',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
+      code: `
+        import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
+        
+        const setup = () => render(<Example />)
+
+        const { container } = setup()
+        const button = container.querySelector('.btn-primary');
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 7,
+          column: 24,
           messageId: 'noContainer',
         },
       ],
@@ -68,6 +137,8 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          line: 3,
+          column: 9,
           messageId: 'noContainer',
         },
       ],
@@ -79,6 +150,8 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          line: 3,
+          column: 9,
           messageId: 'noContainer',
         },
       ],
@@ -90,6 +163,8 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          line: 3,
+          column: 29,
           messageId: 'noContainer',
         },
       ],
@@ -101,22 +176,39 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          line: 3,
+          column: 9,
           messageId: 'noContainer',
         },
       ],
     },
     {
+      settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
       code: `
-        const { container } = renderWithRedux(<Example />);
-        container.querySelector();
+        import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
+        const { container: { querySelector } } = render(<Example />);
+        querySelector('foo');
       `,
-      options: [
+      errors: [
         {
-          renderFunctions: ['renderWithRedux'],
+          line: 4,
+          column: 9,
+          messageId: 'noContainer',
         },
       ],
+    },
+    {
+      settings: {
+        'testing-library/custom-renders': ['customRender', 'renderWithRedux'],
+      },
+      code: `
+        const { container } = renderWithRedux(<Example />);
+        container.querySelector();
+      `,
       errors: [
         {
+          line: 3,
+          column: 9,
           messageId: 'noContainer',
         },
       ],
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts
index 2de323df..d2e3f589 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,24 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
+      code: `
+        import { render } from 'test-utils'
+
+        const setup = () => render(<Component/>)
+
+        const utils = setup()
+        utils.debug()
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 7,
+          column: 15,
+          messageId: 'noDebug',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
     {
       settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
       code: `// aggressive reporting disabled